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2015年秋永顺一中期中考试高中二年级英语试卷时间：(120分钟) 满分：(150分)第一部分: 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. how many languages can the man speak?a. two. b. three. c. four2. what does the man need a suit for? a. a dance party. b. a business trip. c. a job interview.3. where did mr. smith get an education? a. in scotland. b. in wales. c. in england.4. how will the two speakers go to the cinema? a. by car. b. by taxi. c. by subway.5. what did the man do yesterday? a. he played football. b. he went to see a doctor. c. he took his brother to hospital.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why does the woman call the man? a. to tell him a composition. b. to talk about mr. smith. c. to ask about homework.7. what time is it now? a. about 1:30. b. about 2:30 c. about 3:30请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. how did the man get his first car? a. it was a prize. b. he bought it himself. c. it was a birthday gift.9. when did the man start making money? a. when he was in primary school. b. when he was in high school. c. when he was in college.请听第8段材料，回答第10、12题。10. how long did the man stay at the zoo? a. three hours. b. five hours. c. six hours.11. what impressed the man most at the zoo? a. the penguins. b. the dolphins. c. the giraffes.12. what will the woman do next? a. get her iphone. b. see some pictures. c. make a phone call.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the main reason that helps the woman get this job? a. she has a college education. b. she knows foreign languages. c. she has some experience.14. when does the woman choose to work? a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evening. 15. what day is it today? a. monday. b. wednesday. c. saturday.16. what kind of job is the woman probably going to do? a. a teacher. b. a nurse. c. a cook.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where should passengers have their tickets to london checked? a. at a6. b. at a 9. c. at a 17.18. when will the train to bristol leave? a. at 12:20 pm. b. at 11:40 am. c. at 10:50 am.19. where is mr. green going? a. liverpool. b. bristol. c. glasgow.20. what does mr. green need to collect from the lost luggage office? a. his luggage. b. his wallet. c. his computer.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。anowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in china. many parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in china. every coin has two sides and studying abroad is no exception(例外). there are advantages for people to attend school abroad. in the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better opportunity to improve second language skills than living in the country where it is spoken. while studying in a foreign country, he will mostly meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends with people from all over the world. this is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well. he can learn the latest knowledge in science and make use of the first-rate facilities(设备) available. in this way, there are many chances for him to widen his horizons and broaden his mind. of course, attending school abroad may bring about a series of problems as well. the most serious problem is language barrier(障碍). not all of the students who plan to go abroad are good at the language spoken there. as a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly(不断地) run into trouble in dealing with various situations. furthermore, the tuition and the cost of living are much higher than those in our country, which may add more burdens to their family. therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both its advantages and its disadvantages carefully before making up his mind. 21. what is the passage mainly about? a. students life in the foreign countries. b. the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. c. problems that will be met when we study abroad. d. the reasons why many parents sent their children abroad. 22.all the following are the advantages of studying abroad except_ a. the ability in the second language may be greatly improved b. you may make friends from all over the world c. you can learn to live an independent life d. you can get to know the latest knowledge in science. 23.the writers attitude towards studying abroad is _ a. positive(肯定的) b. negative（否定的） c. neutral（中立的）d. not clearbjohn blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the stationhe was looking for the girl with a rose whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt when reading a book in a florida library a year before, john became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the marginthe handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mindhe discovered the former owners name in the front of the book: miss hollis maynell he located her address and wrote a letter introducing himselfthe next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the armyduring the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developedjohn requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldnt matter what she looked likewhen the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested 7:00 pmat the grand central station in new york she wrote, “youll recognize me by the red rose i wear on my coat” so now john was in the station to meet the girl with a rose as a pretty and slim girl in green came over, john noticed her blue eyes like flowers in springhe walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a roseas john came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearbywell past 40, this woman had grey hair done under a worn hatseeing the girl in green walk quickly away, john felt as if he were split in twohe desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him the woman looked gentle and sensiblejohn went to her, saying, “im captain john blanchardyou must be miss maynelli am glad to meet you heremay i take you to dinner?” she replied with a smile, “i dont know what this is aboutbut the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coatshe said if you asked me out to dinner, id tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the streetshe said it was some kind of test!”24john was eager to know the former owner of the book because he_ awas very interested in the contents of the book bwas impressed by the notes written by its owner cwanted to improve his handwriting dwanted to discuss the book with her25what happened to john after getting in touch with miss hollis maynell? ahe served in the army abroad bhe went overseas for vacation che went on a business trip in new york. dhe visited miss maynell26what do we know about the woman with a rose? ashe was miss maynells close friend bshe was a waitress in the big restaurant cshe was probably a passerby dshe was paid to meet john at the station27which would be the best title of the text? aan interesting book ba woman with a rose ca brave soldier da love test cif you had a strange sound in your ear, what would you do? one man in wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999, the emergency services number in britain. and so did a woman who was worried about her green potatoes. could she make chips with them? were they poisonous? she didnt hesitate about calling the local ambulance service to ask. according to a recent report, more than 31, 000 non-urgent calls were made to the welsh ambulance service in the last year. inappropriate calls are a headache for health professionals everywhere. in the us, prank calls to 911 happen on a daily basis. many callers use apps which hide their identity. but those who try to be funny shouldnt be surprised if the police have the last laugh. one man from colorado was arrested for making more than 1,200 prank calls, according to a report on the us television station koaatv. people who take these calls are trained to stay calm and keep a straight face, no matter how strange the call sounds. “theres no way for us to know whether the call is real, accidental or a prank call,” said a public safety worker interviewed by the american tv channel. the head of clinical services at the welsh ambulance service, richard lee, has a warning for prank callers. he says: “when people misuse the service, it means our precious time is being taken away from someone who really does need our help.” indeed, these hotlines are supposed to help the seriously ill or those with a life-threatening injury. you never know, one day, the person who needs assistance could be you or someone in your family. 28. how does the author introduce the topic of the text?a. by listing figures. b. by telling a story. c. by giving examples. d. by making a comparison. 29. according to the text, prank calls are usually_. a. meant to be helpfulb. dealt with in timec. thought highly ofd. made to play tricks30. what does the underlined phrase “have the last laugh” in paragraph 2 probably mean?a. win at last. b. never find them. c. laugh at them. d. know nothing. 31. what does the author intend to suggest in the text?a. prank calls are usually easy to identify. b. prank calls may cause serious results. c. operators feel annoyed by strange callers. d. prank callers should be punished by law. dcats have an amazing sense of smell, which is something like 12 times that of humans. your cat is able to smell, whether you know it or not, whenever you come home or enter a new space. they can tell who you are, where you were an hour ago and sometimes even what you had for breakfast! some people believe that cats can smell illnesses not only in themselves and other cats, but in humans as well. cats also have an extra sense organ that is unique to cats family. the jacobsens organ, as it is known, can be described as somewhere between smell and taste. it separates tastes particles (微粒) from the air, allowing the cat to taste whatever it can smell. therefore, you may sometimes have seen a cat with its mouth slightly open and perhaps its tongue just a bit out when it is smelling smells. whenever my cats do this, they seem to have a look of deep concentration on their faces. a cats smell is so good that it can recognize each ingredient (成份) in foods. very few smells are dislikable to cats, so mothballs (樟脑球) have always been used to keep cats off gardens, since cats cannot stand (忍受) the smell of them. smells are also very important to your cat. they can recognize boundaries (界线,范围), people, other animals, food, and their environment. your cat will walk around, checking for new things and will smell the slightest change. a cat can tell not only who you are, but also your general health and attitude, all from smells. 32. according to the passage, we can learn that _.a. cats can tell what you did before you came homeb. cats can cure your diseases with the jacobsens organc. cats sense of smell is much stronger than humansd. you will stay healthy if you keep a cat at home33. the underlined word organ in paragraph 2 means _.a. an organization b. a kind of smellc. a member of the cat family d. a body part34. whats the main idea of the last paragraph?a. smell helps cats find new things in the life.b. smell plays an important part to a cat.c. cats usually find food through smell.d. cats can smell your health condition.35. which is the best title for this passage?a. the cats surprising sense of smellb. the differences between cats and humansc. what kind of food cats like best d. cats can smell the slightest change 第二节（共5小题, 每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。the importance of first impressions in financewhen it comes to the world of finance（金融），first impressions mean everything. first impressions also mean that ont everyone is treated equally, and people who look and sound the part are received better than people who make a poor first impression. 36 timingit only takes 30 seconds to make a lasting impression, and this is true even youre not there. this means dont be late! 37 being late shows that you dont have respect for other peoples time. this is not the impression you want to give your employer, so make sure you are at least 5-10 minutes early.handshakeyour handshake can say a lot about you. 38 too tight, youre domineering（盛气凌人的）. a warm and firm（坚定而有力的） handshake is perfectly acceptable.body languageyour body movements are part of both your personality and appearance. use them wisely. carry yourself with confidence（自信）, like youre very successful, even if youre not. walking in with purpose and power will give you an air of confidence. 39 knowledgeif your interviewer asks what you think of the companys recent efforts, the last thing you want to do is just stare back. do your research. 40 who founded it? what is their goal? you want to show the employer that you care enough to read up on who they are.doing your research and putting it all together confidently and knowledgeably is exactly what the interviewers look for in an employee.a. when was the company founded?b. you may not be able to recover from it.c. too loose, youre weak or not confident.d. youre expected to ask intelligent questions.e. here are a few tips to help you make your first impression.f. by doing this, you can leave a good impression in your interview.g. being late will ruin your first impression in the eyes of your interviewer.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节： 完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 满分30分) 阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。on a saturday night several weeks ago, the pastor (牧师) was working late at the almighty god tabernackle, his church. having finished his work, he decided to 41 his wife before he left for home. it was already about 10:00 pm, 42 his wife didnt answer the phone. the pastor let it ring many 43 . he thought it was 44 that she didnt answer, but decided to prepare a few things and try again in a few 45. when he tried again she answered right away. he asked her 46 she hadnt answered before and she said that the phone hadnt 47 at their house. they brushed it off as a(n) 48 and thought nothing of it. at the church office the following monday, the pastor received a 49 , on the same phone he had 50 that saturday night. the man that he 51 with wanted to know why hed called on saturday night. at first the pastor couldnt 52 what he was talking about, but then the man said, it rang and rang, but i didnt answer. finally the pastor realized the 53 and apologized (道歉) for disturbing him, 54 that hed planned to call his 55 .the man said, thats ok. let me tell you my story. you see, i was 56 to commit suicide (自杀) on saturday night, but 57 i did, i prayed, god, if youre there, and you dont want me to do this, please 58 me now. at that point my phone 59 to ring. i looked at the callers id, and it said, almighty god. i was 60 with fear and didnt answer. 41. a. scareb. warn c. answerd. call 42. a. butb. though c. althoughd. unless 43. a. pagesb. times c. periodsd. pieces 44. a. certainb. strange c. commond. regular 45. a. daysb. years c. minutesd. ages 46. a. whyb. how c. whend. where 47. a. touchedb. sensed c. pickedd. rung 48. a. taskb. accidentc. lied. adventure 49. a. letter b. suggestion c. calld. visitor 50. a. usedb. receivedc. limitedd. caught 51. a. metb. discussedc. spoked. played 52. a. considerb. forbidc. forgetd. understand 53. a. mistakeb. balancec. possibilityd. debt 54. a. claimingb. explainingc. announcingd. complaining 55. a. wifeb. speakerc. helperd. mother56. a. stoppingb. planningc. askingd. getting 57. a. afterb. tillc. whend. before58. a. praiseb. punishc. killd. inform59. a. started b. refusedc. decidedd. continued 60. a. frozen b. brokenc. tornd. worn第二节 语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。holi（洒红节）is a spring festival, also 61(know) as the festival of colours or the festival of love. it is an ancient hindu religious festival 62 has become popular in and outside asia. it is celebrated at the end of winter, 63 the night and the day are of equal length. the date of the festival is different every year. according to the hindu calendar, it 64 (usual) comes in march, sometimes in late february.the celebration 65 (start) with a bonfire（篝火）on the night before holi, where people gather, si